Abraham jacobson and james jacobson



(No Model.)

A. 81; J. JACOBSON. ARTIFICIAL CLAW FOR FUR TRIMMINGS No. 500,002. Patented June 20, 1893.

WITNESSES: INVE N TOHS ATTORNEYS.

v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ABRAHAM JACOBSON AND JAMES JAOOBSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ARTIFICIAL CLAW FOR FUR TRIMMINGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 500,002, dated June 20, 1893.

Application filed November 29, 1892. Serial No. 453.474. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ABRAHAM JAooBsoN and JAMES J ACOBSON, both of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new'and useful Improvement in Attachments for Fur Trimmings and other Fur Articles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to artificial claws to be attached to furs and other articles as a substitute for natural claws, and the object of the invention is to provide an attachment of this character, in which the claws will the better simulate the natural ones, and in which a supporting plate on which said claws are supported will give a conformation when in place by which the natural paw of an animal is also more or less simulated.

A further object of the invention is to effect, by means of such plate, the strengthening of the fur at the paw, thereby increasing its durability and preserving its appearance; and a further object of the improvement is to promote economy in time and labor in the attachment of artificial claws.

The invention consists in the novel features of construction hereinafter particularly described and defined in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a portion of a fur article having our improvement embodied therein. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the attachment removed, and on a larger scale; and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section through the attachment on line 33 of Fig. 2.

Our improved attachment consists of a plate a, on which the claws b are integrally formed, the material employed being preferably celluloid or kindred substance, but any other suitable material may be used. The plate a is preferably reduced in width toward the rear end, as shown, this form when the attachment is secured in place, serving to give a conformation to the for trimming or like article 0, simulating the natural paw. Thus the plate which is formed with apertures a, is covered by the fur to the base of the claws b, and stitched to the skin of the fur, the threads engaging the apertures a, the loose fur partially extending over and among the claws as shown in Fig. 1. The plate being broader at the front increases the simulation of a natural paw, and as the plate strengthens and makes the article to which it is attached more rigid, the furis preserved against wear, and thereby maintains its appearance.

The claws radiate from the front of the plate and are curved downward as shown, and being all held rigidly to theplate, their relative position is maintained. Further, as the plate enables all the claws to be secured at once, economy in time and labor is promoted.

The invention may also be applied to plush. Having thus fully described our invention,

we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. As a new article of manufacture, a fur trimming or like article having an attachment comprising a plate secured to such article, and having rigid claws thereon projecting from the fur and simulating natural claws, substantially as described. I

2. As a new article of manufacture, the herein described attachment for fur articles, consisting of a plate for securing the same in place, and rigid claws at the front edge of said plate, substantially as described.

3. As a new article of manufacture, the herein described attachment for fur articles, consisting of a plate for securing-the attachment in place, and claws on the plate at the front edge, the plate being of reduced width toward the back or rear end, substantially as described.

ABRAHAM JACOBSON. JAMES JACOBSON.

WVitnesses:

J. L. MCAULIFFE, O. SEDewIoK. 

